g3 on rockline oct 1yup, joe, steve and yngwie will be together on rockline radio show on oct 1st to talk about the upcoming g3 tour. to find out what local radio station carries the show, check out http://www.rocklineradio.com/affiliates.html.

hey everyone, just a quick note about some new features to your member profile. all of you who play an instrument can now include that so other members can see it. just go to your preferences and fill out the new fields for what instrument and what year you started playing. you must also have the "share info with others" option checked in order for other people to see it.

then, you can go into the "memberlist" and view members by their instrument if you wish. this info also is included in posts that people make to T2J.

make sure you set your home page url that has music on it so people can go check it out, too.

if this proves to be popular, i may provide a higher profile way to view members pages who play music.

my hope is this will not only add some more context to the community we have here, but perhaps also turn people on to the up-and-coming players and maybe even help make some new bands form :}

Two more G3 showsG3 dates in Portland and Denver have been announced and added to the tour page. Onsale dates have also been updated for a few other shows, so check if you're wondering when tickets will be available.

i've spent a bunch of time combing through all of the old G3 web archives and have wrapped a fancy new front end on it, reorganized what i could find, and presented it all to ya in it's glory at http://www.g3tour.com.

check it out!

the las vegas G3 show internet presale starts on thursday at noon. check the link in the tour section to pick up your tickets!

also, i've heard from jeff (campitelli) that he is indeed up for sending photos from the road once this year's G3 shows take off, so that'll give you something to look forward to :}

lastly, there is a special charity event happening on Oct 4 in the napa valley with Joe, the Doobie Brothers, and the Turtles. if you're in california, check out details in the tour section.

G3 show leaked!Yep, the Humphrey's show in San Diego got leaked and let the cat out of the bag a bit early. So, yes, Yngwie is the third "G" this year joining Joe and Steve Vai. The rest of the dates will be announced in the coming days. Also, a short-cut to the G3 tour page is available by going to http://www.g3tour.com

"talk2joe" fan-album projectfellow satch fans from the satriani.com community have put together an album project of original compositions and we're helping out by letting all satriani.com members vote on what to title it. check out the link on the home page and for more info on the project, check out http://www.talk2joe.com.

Greetings! Thanks to all of you for your continued support of Strange
Beautiful Music-- it really makes a difference when you call up your
local radio station and request songs, and of course it's great to
see you out at the shows!

In this issue:

* HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM JOE
* JOE IN ONLINE CHAT FEB 8 (PLUS GUITAR GIVEAWAY)
* "STARRY NIGHT" UP FOR GRAMMY!
* JOE RECEIVES GOVERNORS AWARD IN SF
* "STARRY NIGHT" TO BE AVAILABLE AS RING TONE
* LIVE PHOTOS
* US & SOUTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES

HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM JOE
Happy New Year...
...happy new year to all!!!...i know it's a little late, but, i've
been busy having some much needed time off...thanks to diamond peak and
kirkwood for the best snowbording in years this season! i got a bigger board
too, a k2 zepplin 157, yeah!...we have an intersting string of "evening with"
and g3 tours and clinics lined up for the first half of 2003...yes, i did say
clinics; they are in china, korea, hong kong, taiwan, bangkok...maybe
australia on a later run...i've been writing a ton of new material lately as
well, maybe i'll spring a little of on tour???...by the way, any ideas on how
to vary our current set list would be greatly appreciated!...Jeff, Matt and
Galen say "Hi" to all...joe...

JOE IN ONLINE CHAT FEB 8 (PLUS GUITAR GIVEAWAY)

Guitar-guitar.com and GuitarTrader.com is putting on a live chat
on Feb 8th plus a giveaway contest with an autographed Ibanez
guitar. You need to register by Feb 6th to enter the contest, so
visit the site now to join in and send your question to Joe.

"STARRY NIGHT" UP FOR GRAMMY!
We're proud to announce that Joe has once again been nominated for a
Grammy in the "Best Rock Instrumental Performance" division. Since voting
isn't accepted by the general public, you'll have to wait until Feb 23rd
(on CBS) to find out if he's going to walk away with the award.

JOE RECEIVES GOVERNORS AWARD IN SF
As if being up for a Grammy isn't enough, Joe has also been awarded
the Governors Award by the San Francisco chapter. The event is not
a public show, but you might be able to buy some tickets or hang
out and catch Joe coming or going from the event. Here's information
from the Grammy Web site about the award.

Join us as we honor Bay Area music legends Joan Baez, Joe
Satriani, the Hawkins Family, and the San Francisco Symphony
Chorus at the 2003 Governors Awards & Nominees Celebration.
The celebration will include dinner, live music, a silent
auction benefiting the San Francisco Chapter Education and
Special Events Fund, recognition of the Bay Area's 45th Annual
GRAMMY Awards nominees, and the awards presentation itself.
Mickey Hart, Steve Vai, Andra Crouch and Rita Moreno are
scheduled to present awards.

The highest honor the San Francisco Chapter can bestow, the
Governors Award is presented to Bay Area music professionals
whose creative talents have crossed all musical boundaries and
who have been recognized as an asset to the local music community.
Governors Award recipients embody the highest standards of
excellence and integrity that the Recording Academy champions
and promotes. For ticket and advertising information, please
contact the San Francisco Chapter office at 415.749.0779.

"STARRY NIGHT" TO BE AVAILABLE AS RING TONE
That's right, Satch is soon going to be on your cell phone! Joe
has licensed the rights to use Starry Night as a ring tone to
Moviso (www.moviso.com), who in turn provides ring tones to
Cingular, Verizon, T-Mobile, and others.

We aren't sure when it'll be available, but it's been approved, so your
best bet is to ask your local provider when it will be available. You
might also check online.

LIVE PHOTOS

We've been uploading photos to Joe's web site as the tour has
progressed which you can view by visiting the Road section of the
site and clicking on the (P) when it appears next to any show. I
also just uploaded a lot of good quality photos from some events
last week:

Online Chat + Giveaway Feb 8 w/ Guitar-Guitar.comGuitar-guitar.com and GuitarTrader.com is putting on a live chat on Feb 8th plus a giveaway contest with an autographed Ibanez guitar. You need to register by Feb 6th to enter the contest, so head over to http://www.guitar-guitar.com/ sooner than later if you want to join in and send your question to Joe.

Happy New Year......happy new year to all!!!...i know it's a little late, but, i've been busy having some much needed time off...thanks to diamond peak and kirkwood for the best snowbording in years this season! i got a bigger board too, a k2 zepplin 157, yeah!...we have an intersting string of "evening with" and g3 tours and clinics lined up for the first half of 2003...yes, i did say clinics; they are in china, korea, hong kong, taiwan, bangkok...maybe australia on a later run...i've been writing a ton of new material lately as well, maybe i'll spring a little of on tour???...by the way, any ideas on how to vary our current set list would be greatly appreciated!...Jeff, Matt and Galen say "Hi" to all...more stuff later...joe...